Nico Musoke

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Nico Musoke
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Botkyrka, Stockholm, Sweden
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Other namesNicholas Musoke
NationalitySwedish
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Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionWelterweight (2007–2017)
Middleweight (2013, 2018–present)
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Fighting out ofStockholm, Sweden
TeamRinkeby Muay Thai
Tristar Gym
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active2007–present
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Mixed martial arts record
Total22
Wins16
By knockout4
By submission5
By decision7
Losses5
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision3
No contests1
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Amateur record
Total1
Losses1
Other information
Websitehttp://nicomusoke.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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Nicholas "Nico" Musoke (born April 5, 1986) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of Swedish promotion Superior Challenge.[3] A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Musoke has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Musoke began his MMA career as an amateur in 2005 taking on Jasper Gunnarsson in a losing effort via split decision. He then made his pro debut two years later at Shooto Finland against Tomi Hietanen. He won via rear-naked choke in the first round. Nico then won his following three fights ending all of them in the first round with two of them ending in less than 50 seconds.

Musoke suffered his first professional loss at the hands of future BAMMA and UFC fighter Danny Mitchell, via armbar in the second round. He bounced back from the loss with a TKO win over Wiktor Sobczyk at BOB 3.

On June 18, 2011, he took part in a four-man tournament held by On Top Promotions where the winner would leave as the OTP Welterweight champion.[4] In the first fight he suffered his second career loss, this time by decision against future Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion and fellow future UFC fighter Cathal Pendred. However, before the final could take place Pendred was forced out due to injury. Musoke took his place and defeated another fellow future UFC fighter in Stevie Ray by submission due to a rear naked choke at the end of the first round to become the OTP Welterweight champion.[5]

Since then Musoke had gone 4-0 (1) in his last 5 fights, including one defense of his OTP-title,[6] before getting the call from the UFC.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Musoke moved to Middleweight to make his UFC debut against long time UFC veteran Alessio Sakara, filling in for the injured Magnus Cedenblad at UFC Fight Night 30.[8] He won the fight in the first round via armbar.[9] He earned Submission of the Night honors.[10]

Musoke dropped back to welterweight and faced Viscardi Andrade on February 15, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 36.[11] Despite being dropped and almost finished in the first round by Andrade, Musoke was able to recover quickly and take control of the fight, rocking Andrade on their feet in round 2 and control the action on the ground in round 3. His performance earned him the unanimous decision victory.[12][13]

On June 28, 2014, Musoke fought Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night 44 in San Antonio, Texas.[14] Prior to the fight, Gastelum missed weight by one and three-quarter pounds and forfeited 20% of his fight purse to Musoke.[15] After a good and fairly dominant first round from Musoke, Gastelum rallied to win the next two rounds convincingly resulting in a unanimous decision loss for Musoke.[16]

Musoke was briefly linked to a bout with Amir Sadollah on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 53.[17] However, Sadollah was pulled from the pairing with Musoke in favor of a bout with Yoshihiro Akiyama on September 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 52.[18] Musoke instead faced Alexander Yakovlev.[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[20]

Musoke faced Albert Tumenov on January 24, 2015, at UFC on Fox 14.[21] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

After an extended hiatus, Musoke returned to face Bojan Veličković on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 109.[22] In a back-and-forth fight, he lost by knockout in the last minute of the third round when Veličković connected with a right hook to the temple, causing Musoke to become wobbled and fall to the ground .[23]

Post-UFC career

On September 12, 2018 - over a year after his last fight in the UFC - it was announced that Musoke had signed a contract with his native Superior Challenge and will be moving up to middleweight.[3] In his promotional return, Musoke faced Daniel Acácio at Superior Challenge 18 on December 1, 2018. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Musoke then fought for the Superior Challenge Middleweight Championship against Dylan Andrews at Superior Challenge 19 on May 11, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision and claimed the title.

As the first title defense, Musoke faced Marcelo Alfaya at Superior Challenge 20 on December 7, 2019. He successfully defended the title by winning the bout via unanimous decision.[24]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
22 matches 16 wins 5 losses
By knockout 4 1
By submission 5 1
By decision 7 3
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 16–5 (1) Marcelo Alfaya Decision (unanimous) Superior Challenge 20 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden Defended the SC Middleweight Championship.
Win 15–5 (1) Dylan Andrews Decision (unanimous) Superior Challenge 19 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden Won the SC Middleweight Championship.
Win 14–5 (1) Daniel Acácio Decision (unanimous) Superior Challenge 18 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden Return to middleweight.
Loss 13–5 (1) Bojan Veličković KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira Template:Dts 3 4:37 Stockholm, Sweden
Loss 13–4 (1) Albert Tumenov Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson Template:Dts 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 13–3 (1) Alexander Yakovlev Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story Template:Dts 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Loss 12–3 (1) Kelvin Gastelum Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens Template:Dts 3 5:00 San Antonio, Texas, United States Catchweight (172.75 lbs) bout; Gastelum missed weight.
Win 12–2 (1) Viscardi Andrade Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi Template:Dts 3 5:00 Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Win 11–2 (1) Alessio Sakara Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz Template:Dts 1 3:07 Manchester, England Middleweight bout. Submission of the Night.
Win 10–2 (1) Alexander Landaeta Utrera Decision (unanimous) Golden Ring: Wallberg vs. Prazak Template:Dts 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden
NC 9–2 (1) Mickaël Lebout No Contest (judging error) Vision FC 5: Finale Template:Dts 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden Originally a majority draw; overturned due to a judging error.[29]
Win 9–2 Dean Caldwell TKO (punches) OTP: On Top 5 Template:Dts 1 3:49 Glasgow, Scotland Defended the OTP Welterweight Championship.
Win 8–2 Kai Puolakka Submission (guillotine choke) Cage 18: Turku Template:Dts 3 1:39 Turku, Finland
Win 7–2 Olli Jaakko Uitto Decision (unanimous) Cage 16: 1st Defense Template:Dts 3 5:00 Espoo, Finland
Win 6–2 Stevie Ray Submission (rear-naked choke) OTP: On Top 2 Template:Dts 1 4:56 Glasgow Scotland Won the OTP Welterweight Championship. OTP Welterweight Tournament Final.
Loss 5–2 Cathal Pendred Decision (unanimous) OTP: On Top 2 Template:Dts 2 5:00 Glasgow, Scotland OTP Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 5–1 Wiktor Sobczyk TKO (punches) Battle of Botnia 3 Template:Dts 2 2:08 Umeå, Sweden
Loss 4–1 Danny Mitchell Submission (armbar) Superior Challenge 6 Template:Dts 2 1:56 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 4–0 Premysl Nemec TKO (punches) Superior Challenge 5 Template:Dts 1 0:49 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 3–0 Jeppe Fausing KO (punch) Fighter Gala 9 Template:Dts 1 0:12 Elsinore, Denmark
Win 2–0 Fredrik Klingsell Submission (rear-naked choke) The Zone FC 1 Template:Dts 1 1:16 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 1–0 Tomi Hietanen Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto Finland: Chicago Collision 3 Template:Dts 1 3:47 Lahti, Finland

See also

References

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  29. ^ Vision 5: Mickael Lebout vs Nicholas Musoke ändrad till en No Contest efter domarfel
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